A
5.4-tonne dead satellite of NASA will soon fall to Earth but NASA saying there
is very little chance that it will hit anyone.
The
space agency does not know when or where its 20-year-old satellite will drop.
It will probably hit the earth in late September but could fall in October. And
it could land anywhere south of Juneau, Alaska, and north of the tip of South
America. Nasa says there is only a one in 3,200 chance of satellite parts
hitting someone.
Experts
say not to worry. In the more than 50 years of the space age, no one has ever
been hurt by falling space debris. The 5.4-tonne satellite was used to monitor
the atmosphere. Most of it will burn up during re-entry. Only about 550kg of
metal should survive.
